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Fifth District Appellate Court upholds decision to award workers' compensation payout to ex-wife
MT. VERNON — Chad Toeniskoetter recently lost his appeal to the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court and will have to pay part of his workers' compensation and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) award to his ex-wife for child support. -
Teaching assistant’s disability discrimination lawsuit against Wood River-Hartford School District moves forward
EAST ST. LOUIS – On June 27, a federal court dismissed portions of a disability discrimination lawsuit launched by a longtime teaching assistant at Wood River-Hartford School District, but ultimately allowed the case to move forward to a jury trial set for March 2018. -
Court declines to dismiss discrimination against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
BENTON — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has denied a motion to dismiss a petition filed by the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SUIE) in an ongoing racial discrimination suit involving employee Janice LaRiviere. -
Former jailer sues Madison County Sheriff's Office for alleged discrimination
EAST ST. LOUIS — A former Madison County jailer is suing the county's sheriff's office for alleged racial discrimination and retaliatory discharge. -
Employee at Continental Tire in Mount Vernon alleges racial discrimination
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Continental Tire the Americas employee has filed suit, citing an alleged hostile work environment due to racial harassment from co-workers and retaliation over his complaint. -
Three local attorneys join USA&M's mediation panel; mediation and arbitration becoming a favored tool for dispute resolution
ST. LOUIS – United States Arbitration & Mediation (USA&M) has appointed three veteran local area attorneys to its mediation panel. -
Kirn elected labor and employment chair of BAMSL
Attorney Kim L. Kirn, who was recently elected as the new chair of the Labor and Employment section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, has two goals she wants to achieve in her new position. -
SIUC's Reona Daly selected Magistrate at federal court in Benton
Reona J. Daly will fill the United States Magistrate Judge seat in Benton, Illinois, replacing US Magistrate Judge Philip M. Frazier who is set to retire in September. -
Seventh Circuit finds severance agreement enforcable and valid in case against CVS
In a victory for employers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lost its case against CVS Pharmacy when the Seventh Circuit ruled last month that an employment severance agreement, which the plaintiff signed, is both valid and enforceable in EEOC v. CVS. -
EEOC's ‘awesome outcome’ could have unintended consequences
Star Transport of Morton, Ill. must pay $243,000 in back pay and compensatory and punitive damages to two Somali-American Muslims who were terminated in 2009 after claiming that their religious scruples prevented them from participating in the shipment of alcohol.. -
EEOC boasts of victory in $243K jury verdict awarded to Somalian-American Muslims; Truckers had been fired for refusing to transport alcohol
A trucking company has been ordered to pay $243,000 to two Somalian-American Muslims who were fired for refusing to ship alcohol, because it went against their religious beliefs. -
US Steel removes sexual harassment suit to federal court
US Steel removed a case to federal court that accuses it of overlooking an employee’s alleged sexual harassment. US Steel filed a notice of removal to the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on June 10 through attorney Sarah Hugg-Turner of Lashly & Baer in St. Louis. The defendant claims removal is proper because of the amount in controversy and diversity of citizenship. US Steel is a citizen of Delaware and Pennsylvania while the plaintiff is a citizen of Illinois. Plain -
Capes, Sokol elects two new shareholders
Attorneys Drey A. Cooley and Amy L. Fehr have been elected shareholders at Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan P.C. in St. Louis. -
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US Steel electrician alleges pattern of harassment
A worker at US Steel is suing her employer for allegedly overlooking sexual harassment and retaliating after complaints were made. -
Former Tamarack superintendent claims retaliatory discharge
A former worker at a Shiloh golf course claims he wrongly lost his job after revealing his mental disability to his employer. -
Former First Student worker sues claiming sexual orientation-based discrimination
A man claiming he was harassed and discriminated against because of his sexual orientation is suing his former supervisor and other employees of First Student, a school bus transportation service. -
SIUE employee claims retaliation for speaking out on racial discrimination
A woman claims the board of trustees at Southern Illinois University is treating her unjustly after she spoke out about racial discrimination she allegedly faced while working at the school.